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Meaning of high-handedness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The state or quality of being high-handed.

uncountable

Examples

“I had had no opportunity as yet of passing on Poirot’s message to Lawrence. But now, as I strolled out on the lawn, still nursing a grudge against my friend’s high-handedness, I saw Lawrence on the croquet lawn, aimlessly knocking a couple of very ancient balls about, with a still more ancient mallet.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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